Cutting and dieing machine.



G. B. GROVER.

CUTTING AND mmm MACHINE APPLICATION FILED AUG.21, W19..

Patented July 8, 1913.

G. B. GROVER.

CUTTING AND mama MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG,21,1912

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I SHEETS' 12v/le G. B. GROVBR.

CUTTING AND DIBING MACHINE.

APYLCATION FILED A UG. 21, `1912 1,066,727, Patented July 8, 1913.

'I SHEETS-SHEET 5.

G. B. GROVER.

CUTTlNG AND DIEING MACHINE.

APPLIogTIoN rxLEn AUG. 21, 1912.

1,066,727. Patented July 8, 1913.

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lows. The end next to the hinge 26 is a solid plate 30 having ears 31 contained between ears 32 of the fixed table'27.I through which passes the hinge pmtle 26. Bars 33, 34 are secured to the plate 30 and form the sides of the chute, the bottom being formed by a comparativeb1 thin plate 35 underlying the side bars 33, 34 and gripped between the ends of the latter and the plate 30, The opposite end of the bridge table is formed by a plate or member 3G havingears 37 through which passes the hinge pintle 24, and to which there is connected a thin plate 38 overlying and sliding teleseopieally on the bottom plate 35. The edges of this sliding plate 38 are contained in grooves in the side bars 33, 34. Owing to this construction the bridge table can be lengthened without interrupting the continuity of its bottom. Over-lying and connected to the'side bars are transverse plates 39 and 40 of which the edges extending toward the advancing strip are bent upward for the purpose of allowing the. strip to pass under them and of holdin;r down the strip and preventing it from rising' above the bottom of the table. C0nnected to the side bar 34 there is a lateral guide 41 in the form of a long and flexible spring strip. the purpose of which is to engage one end of the work strip and oifset it toward a guide 41a on the fixed table 27.

The die 29 shown in Figs. 1, 5, and 8 of these drawings is designed to cut two heel lifts simultaneously from a strip of stock, and to that end has the outline of `two heel lifts placed breast to breast, and has a central transverse partition.l It is tubular andits walls and the transverse partition are sharpcned on the end next to the cutting block. This tubular die is detachablv held by clamp screws 42 upon a plate 43 which is secured in a. holder 44, the latter having ribs 45 embrac-iner the sides of the plate 43 and gibs 46 overlying the edges of the plate. This construction of the holder enables the plate to be slipped into and out of the holder, and to be secured in the holder by a pin 47 carried by a spring 48 secured to the outer side of the holder and projecting through one of the ribs 45 into a socket in the edge of the plate 43. The holder 44 has also upright ribs 49 extending in approximately the direction of the length of the die 49, which ribs are contained in guideways 50. The

holder is reciprocated to` move the die teward and from the cutting' block 28 by means of a lever 51 havinga forked end which embraces a sleeve or roll on a pin carried by lugs 54 on the. back of the holder` the lever beingr oscillated by a connecting' rod 57 engaged with a crank piu 5S carried by a drivingr shaft 59, shown in Fig. 3. lt will be seen that the die is thus alternately forced against and withdrawn from the cutting block 28, and that when any sheet material is between the die and the block, a. piece having the outline of the die is cut from the material and forced into the. die. The addition of successive pieces and the vibration of the die cause the pieces to travel downward through the die and through an opening 60 in the plate 43 and a passage 61 in the'h'older 44, into a chute (312- which is also a separator adapted to separate scraps from the, perfect lifts. Said chute and separator is a box open at both ends, having a closed top 63 and a bottom G4 of coarse meshed wire fabric. It is pivoted at 65 to a fixed part 66 of the machine fraaie and is engaged with a. lever Giaby means ot a pin GS on said .lever contained in a slotted bracket. 69 on the separator, whichv lever is pivoted to a bracket on the fixed part (i6 and has a stop 7() adapte-d to engage thcpart (Sti and an abutment 7l adapted to be eugaged by the die holder 44. At every descent of the latter the abutment '71 is struck and the separator given an abrupt movement. The motion of the die holder is so rapid that vthe separator is kept in rapid and violent agitation, whereby the pieces passing' through it are tossed about and all the pieces sooner or later brought into contact \\'itlrthe meshed bottom 64. Those pieces small enough to pass through the mesh do so. The latter pass from the lower end of the separator into a receptacle placed to receive them. f

The stop 70 and abutment 71 are adjustable so as to vary the amount of agitating movement given to the separator. The perforated bottom of thelatter is removable and replaceable by bottoms of different sized n'iesh, in accordance with lthe sizes of lifts which the machine is set to produce.. As the die is readily removable from the holder, various dies of different sizes may be mounted thereon, and the mesh bottom-is varied accordingly. The scraps of material which fall beyond the die are caught and conducted away by a deflector 72, whilepthose falling in front of the die are prevented from enteringv the separator by means of a.

guard plate 73 secured to the front side of in the other direction b v a spring 80 which holds the arm 70 against the face of cam 78 and is connected lo an arm Sl. Thereby the feed fingers are moved back and forth, haiV4 ing their forward or feeding movement ihiie the die lis separated from the bleek.

they :ire provided withsharpened points H'.' ilriiushzilily miiiieuted to pei-init. renewal. vThe exit-ut offeeil is varied by adjusting i-he pii'i 75 .on ariii 7f3. the piu passing through a slot 53 in .sut'h lirni :intl being married hy :i nut S4 iiiesl'iing with the threads` of zi sere-w '85. haring-:i hearing in :i tiluelt Sti whirh is swiieied :it Si to the nrni. rf`he slot S3 is eeentrir to the rock shaft 77 .so that when the pivot pin 75 is' adjusted tht-rein li \'l the Screw its distance troni tlie shaft, and thereby the extent of inot'enient imparted to it,4 is altered. At thesaine tiiiie the .slet is :ipi'iroxiinafely emittenti-ie, when the aini is atithe end of feeding.,r move-- ii'ieiit. io tht-location oeeiipied hy the pointed end ofthe feed finger at the eoiielusion of the feeding stroke. Thusthe adjustments. altheugh they change the total length ot the-feedstroke.' dol not :ilter the peint :it wliieli the finger ends its feeding trziiel. liiit the Variations for long or short fred oet'ur'entirely :it the beginning of the stroke. i l i The tahle is eut :iwavnt the sidenext to the die 4over" lthe feed fingers' sufficiently.

far to iidmit'thetinger pointsl throughout the travel ofthe-latten yas shown in Fig. 5, and t'he` .stock orjs'trip S8- when inengagenient with tl'ieingers. is'pressedhy the fingers againstA a plt'eSt). supported by the tahle and overl-ying the same. at such a height as to permit, thestuek. to pass lieneathl 'it'.f 'lhisipflate terinii'ijates short of the die. *its forviztrd end is bent. up .-iit Q0` to :illow the'zidvgincing end of 'the stoel( to pass easily underfit. even thonghsueh advancing end .shtnild be: .sljiglitlt raised. Between and 'flank-ing the feed fingers are holding fingersl 91, iiii'tjotedfon a.' rod 92 passingV ac r'ess the re'e i inthe rear [mrt 4o" the table which contains? the fingers. and supported by brackets 93 secured to the under side oi" the table. These fingers are actuated hy springs 04 so that their zit-.tive ends are pressed toward 'the cuttingr block. Such-aeitive ends extendbeyond the plate 89 to n point where tlieyi'just' Clefirthe die. They not. only hold the stoelg ga-inst .withdrawal but also press' the end of the stock from i\1 hichv the last ,eut is taken against the cuttintr block and prevent4 Ait from get-ting outof place after the feed fingers hei-'e left it. t

Attention is called to Fig.'v Si for a showingT in 4detail of the manner by which the feed fingersI aireA mounted von the pivot75 so that they may' swing freel.v on said pivot eren when clamped to the,` arm 7G. The

pivot 'T5 is :i rod or pin pnssing'throngh the slot 83 and having non-circular key portion 95 lying in said slot toprevent its vi'olatien. On. one end of the pin is a head ".ii' und nu the other there is threaded a niit 9?. which, when serewed nome bears against. a sleeve portion 98 on the nut; S4 and presses the hitter zigfniiist :i eolhir 99 and thirnlhir agr-ainsi one `side ot' the iirm it?. 'l`he heini' fit? lieiir v :igiiiiit :i sleeve ltt) whirh lieiirs ai a washer lOluiul presses the hitter iikiiiiiist thil oli-positi- .\ide of the :iini 'i 'frtiiii the rolhir 215i. 'lhus the pivot pin rau lie rigidly rlauiped tu the ariu. "the head SNS .hns :i shoulder lieiii'iiigr 10;- tiri which one of the feed fingers 74 is hiine and the rollar 99 hiisl a siiuihir shoulder lieuiing- 11.125 nu which the ether feed finger is hung. `These shoulders :ire wider than the ihieknesslo'f the fingers, .so the lingers raniuit he t fripped lint iire always free to swing pitotully. The fingers are upheld hy springsI lOtsiii-ruuiiding the. sleeves 9S and 100. eaehhaving an end iiniterlyiiizer and pressingf up against its respectii'etinger. Oueot'these. spi-inns is secured at its other end toitpii'i 105 passing' through the rod T-'i :ind through slots in sleeve 11i() iiiul the other spring is connected to i1 piu 10G passing through the` rod zuid through slots iii the sleeve QS `l1`roni the foregoing it will .he seen that the Strips of stock are fed `step hy step between the die und the cuttingsr hloelt, the feeding. movement being tinied te eee-iulietween operationsA of the die. and' that' the extent offeed may lie made to correspond with `the size of the die so -that the feed may he great enough at. each step to ninke; a. perfect lift, but not great enough to -causean'exeessive amount. ofwaste. A.

Provision is made for adjustingr the tahle 22 towardtind freni thetiittinp: block. It. 10Q is supported on i bracket-10T whieh has an v upright web 108 lying against n-giiide platte 110 connected tothe .framingv of the iiia, -Chine. Fastening boltslll pass through slots ll in the web 108 andi secure the 105 hrzieltet. handle 113 is pii'oted to a stud lll on thtl machine trarne and is coi'irieetet't hy :i link 115 with the. bracket. whereby to raise or lower said bracket. when the holts lll are released. The feed 'fingers are not ug disarranged when the telde-.is thus inoictl heraiise the rook .shaft "T7 opel-ating- .sui-li fingers is supported in ii bearing 118 which is connected to the bracket and is moved siiniiltanennst)y with the brackettindtiihle. 11,5 Between the ends of this shaft Vthere is -u universal joint 117 ind a telescopie portion 11S. and the end to whiehfnrin 79 is con.v iieted is helnin a swiveled hearing' 119. si.) that the shaft may yield' and elongate. to 120 allow tree inorenient of the feedingfiiigers lwith the table.

Frein thet'oregoing description it will he understood that the stripy aftenbeiiie eut. from the sheet. by the Cutters 18 and 20 and 125 ted at :r uniforin rate of speed by the feed rolls. previouslyideseribed. engaged hy the feedingr finuers and advanced interiiiittent-ly'tetlie Cuttingr die?. lt is essential that:

tliesxri should be advanced nv the feed 1.30

rolls far enough for its advancing end tol beengaged by the feedffingers, and it is equally essential that thestrip should be released by the feed rolls before the feeding fingers engage it. l

As the sheets of commerce from which the strips are cutv vary in length, and as the movement of 'the feed fingers is varied according to the size of 'the cut-ting die, a highly important feature ofthe machine is the provision of adjustable means by which the proper extent of feeding by the rolls and the release of the strip from the rolls at the proper-"time may be accomplished, in accordance with the nlengths of` stock and the size of the lifts. -To permit such adjust ments, the upright25-which supports the feed rolls'21 and' 22 is mounted a base or plate 4121, best shown in Fig. y which is mounted slidingly upon guiding ribs 122 on a hed 123 and is retained by holding strips 121i- The bed 123- is supportedon a base 125 bein;r placed between guides 126 thereof and held by bolts 127. The base 125 is a `part of the framing of the machine, being rigidly connectedwth the partv which carries the cutting mechanism and intermittent feed by `a -beanr 128. The details of the framing construction are not important and may vary widely in form from those here shown, provided 'the basewhich Supports the feed rolls is rigdlyconnected with the base which supports the cutting mechanism. Rising: from the bed123 is a head 129,` on which' 'the work table '1 is mounted, the bracket -T is securedand the brackets 8 and '14 are pivoted. The entire bed 123 carrying the head 129 and the post 25, with all the feed rolls-may be movedtoward and from the cutting* mechanism after vloosening the clamping bolts 127. The purpose' of this adjustment is t0 accommodate -eets -of various lengths, allowing sufficient room between the lift cutting mechanism and the strip cutting and feeding mechanisms for the strip toibe entirely cut from vthe sheet,

and, on the other'hand, not providing an unnecessarily great space between these mechanisms. y

The upright 25 is' independently adjustable on `thc bed 123 and is adjusted by a I screw 130 threaded through alugtllxprosecan@ betreibe-@baseozfa aanpast@ 25. and passing,r` through :the bracket 13.13 on the under sideof the lbed `123. The fscrew 'shaftr is not threaded where it passes through the bracket 131 and it has secured upon it collars on both sides Aof said braclc'et, whereby il can tur'n but cannot move endwse in the bracket. and when turned, it will move the sliding post bach and forth. A hand wheel 252 is on the screw shaft to turn the latter.

This last adjustment is a. fine and accurate one, provided to accommodate the feed rolls I a n 3 clude the rolls 21 or 22 or their equivalent.

21 and 22 to the feeding travel of the intermittent fingers 74. Said feed rolls are so placed by means of the screw that they will release the rear end of the strip when its advancing end has passedjust beyond the lim-it of back travel of the; feed fingers, far enough to enable these fingers to' catch it. In practice it is usually necessary, however, to cause the strip to be advanceda little beyond the vlimit of return travel of the feed fingers, because the sheets of leather board are generally rough and uneven on their edges, both as to thickness and length.` So the feed rolls are set to advance thestrip so far that the fingers will ,feed the end of the strip a' short way `over the die on the first movement, far enough for the first cut of the die to take ofi the rough edge. This is represented in F ig. 2 where'the rough front. edge of the stock is shown in dotted lines at 88, the curved lines 88" represent the first.

cut of the die which removes the uneven edge. leavingr the strip .in'such condition that. the second and succeeding cuts up to the last will die out perfect lifts. The scrap removed on the first out of course falls through the die with the c'ut lifts, but it is separated therefrom by the separator 62. This adjustment is an important thing particularly be- While the rolls 21 and 22 are useful for I the purposes and reasons heretofore setf orth` `vet they are hota'bsolutely essential and may be omitted Without impairment of the utility of the'machine and without departingr from the spirit of the invention. Even if these rolls should be omitted, the feed rolls-17 and 19 could still serve to advanc'e the cut strip farV enough to `enable the forward end of the latter to be engaged bj: the lintermittent feeder, because ofthe fact that the bed 123 on which all of the rolls.'

are mounted is adjustable toward and from the location of the die. In other words I 'consider that a machine which lacks the rolls' 21 or 22 or their equivalent, but whichA has thev other main features'of my combined machine, that' is` the continuous feed in connect-ion with the strip cutter, and the intermittent feed in connection Awith the cutting die.. and the provision by which the intermittent feeder automatically delivers the strip to a position to bet-alten bythe intermittent feed is within the scope of my invention and it is covered by an;v of the appended claims which do not specifically iner1;Y in unison.

Lotions? I will now describe 'the driving mechanism by which all the parts are moved prop- Power is given to the machine b v a belt passingr over one of theY fast and loose pul- E leys 133 and 134 on the shaft. 59, already mentioned; This shaftearries the crank pin Sand camx78-; and it also carries abeveled gear 135 which meshes with a; beveled gear 133C on a transverse shaft .137.' The latter shaft also Carries a' step putte):r 138 over which passes a belt 139, said: belt being. carried around @complementa/.1 stepped pulley 140 on a shaft 14.1. which is arrange-d above the shaft 5 of the feedrolt. yOnthe shaft, 141 is a gear wheel 142 whieh Vmeshesfwithk a gear Wheel 143 on the shaft 1Q. Gears 144 and 145 are also secured-.on this sameshaft, and the last -name'dfgeag that.` is,\145, meshes with thecomplex'nenta-l gear or pinion 146 on shaft- 13, shown'ciearly in Fi 6. Gearv 144, before mentioned,y meshes wit i a pinion 147 on theshaft 6 of feed roll14, the latter shaft Carrying: also a pinion148j meshing with a oompleihental p'inioni149 on shaft. 5'

of feed roll. Thus it w'ili .he seen that the feed rolls 3, 4, 17 and 19 are all driven positively and at the same speed, this beingv'due to theta-'et that the intermeshing gears 144 and 147 have the lsame number of teeth and that pinions 145, ,146,` 14S'and149are all of the same size and pitch. rl`he feed rolls 21 and 22 ar'edrivenin unison with the'.

other rolls, being positiveiy geared rtogether by pinions .150 andI ,1.51 on .their shafts, and

the latter pinion beingmeshed with an idle gear 152 nl'hioh'flalsomeshes with p1nioi`i.146. linions 150 and 151 are ofthe saine size as 146', henee ro-llsQl and i2 turn, tthe same rate as the other feed rolls. The rolls .are all ot the same diameter and hence have the saine peripheral speed. The idler 152 is earried blvl toggle links 15? and 154 hung upon the shafts of the feed rolls 22 and 19, respectively, the pivot stud ot' such idler being held in the overlapping ends of these links. Thus drivingronnection is maintained between the feed roll shafts in all positions ot' the uprighty 25; belt 1216 is keptunder tension in all adjustments of the bed 123, by a tension roll 156 vaii'iod bv a' pivotiedA arurt and pressed by gravity against one stretch of th(l belt.

'the gage 2 which governs the width of thi" strips eut. is adjusted transversely of the tabh. 1 by a serew 15S having a bearing in rear part ot" the table 1 and earrying: tho ),olts 162 rise from thil threadsd posti 166. reanpart of tablil 1 through slots 163 in the 'lhe driving.

lgage plate and carry nuts on their upper ends confiningr springs 164 which reart against the nuts and bear on friction washi ors 165. Said washers bearagfainst. the gage plate'and frictionally hohl the same in all positions of adjustment. 'lhe brew 15S has 1 hand wheel 166 whereby it ma)l be turned.

i"t'operating with the edge lguide 41; ot' the table Q7 is an opposed Iruido 167 to rompel proper alinenient-otthe strip with the dies. This guidennist be adjustable to ao eonnnoda'te strips ot ditleri-nt widths and the automatic means thm-'obli' it is adjusted inconneotion with the .fidjustahlt` gage i) is a feature of the invention. (luide 167 is slidingly supported on the plate' T and has an extension A16S provided with a slot, 169 .through lwhich extends a bolt 170 having a lfriction device similar to those alrearlj1 d0- scribed in Connection withthe gage. post 171 on the extension is connected by a link 172 with a beller-ank lever 173 pivotedt-o a. stud 174 on the, table Q17. This lever 173 is with one arm ot` a second hell crank lever: 175 having a bearing at 1763011 a .bracket 177 risingv from the head'129. The other arm of this hell .eranlvis conne'eted'bya linkl 17S with the gage Plate 161.' .'1`hus transverse movementof the gage cor-respondingly moves th'e. guide 1131.7. The-connecting rod- 174 is made in two parts, as shownin Fig.v 2, whichl overlap; and are oonne'etedfby a, cln'np 179finlssingithroitgh the parts, oneof such parts beingslot-ted. Guide pins .180130`V operate.- with the clamp` in keeping the tW-o parts of. the. AConnecting rod 'in-alinementi Thereby t e connecting` rod may-be lengthened yor shv rte'lx'ed. aecordinfrto thoposition` of the bed 1.23 aiithout': destroying the proper relation between th'egage 2 and the guide 167. ,Y y

Provision is made for so )ar-ating` the sheet ot stock fromthe strip a ,ter the longitudinal rotting thereof. Such vprovision romprises a guide 1541 secured to the. end 36 ot tln` bridge table, andprojectingF o )positely to the t'eid ofthe stock beyond the ieed rolls 21 and 22 and downwardly, and another guide 199 tasten'edto the bridge-table and extending` in the same general direetion as the `guide. 181,'but on anupwai'd slant. being' in lfront of the guide 181. There is also a rearwardly and doivnwa-rdtv extending Aguide .183 fastened to the bearini,r foitho shaft ot' roll 22.- Quide li'snpports the :vivant-ing end. of the strip and rondan-ts A it, propiittv tolthoy rolls 2,1v and QQ, while luide 15;) lwnctsdown*the bodiy of thefsheot out of the way and guide 1S1- supports that edge of thi` strip. next to the sheet' whicliis being bent down. and insures that it will pass proiarly onto the bridge table. lQuitallhl provision is mad(` for the yieldt ing of one of each pair of feed rolls to accommodatethe differences in the thicknesses of stock. The rolls 4 and 19 are adapted to yield by the spring-supported brackets 8 and 14, the movement of which brackets toward the unyielding rolls is limited by screw pins 134 and 185, respectively, adjustably supported by thebracket 7 and engaging the brackets 8 and-14. Adjustment of the roll 21 is made by a screw 186 engaged with the bearing box 1 87vof the roll shaft, which box slides in a guide 188 on the top of the upright '25. A

I claim: l' i l. An organized machine comprising in combination a support for sheet of stock, means for cutting a strip ofl predetermined width' from said sheet, an intermittently acting cutting die and means for intermittently advancing the strip so cut to said diev between operations of the latter;

2. An organized machine comprising in combination means for feeding a sheet of stock, continuously acting means for cutting a strip of predetermined width from said sheet, an intermittently acting cutting die, intermittently acting feed means for said strip, and guiding means for conducting the strip from the first named feeding means to the second feeding means. p

3. A dieing out machine comprising a cutting die, a cutting block, means for producing relative movements of approach and recession between said die and saidv block. an intermittent feed arranged and operated to feed a strip of stockbet-wee'n .the die and block between cutting strokes cfs-the die, a cutter operable t0 sever stripspfro'm a. sheet of stock, and continuously acting feed means arranged to deliver'a strip'so cut to the intermittent feeding means.

4. A machine for the purpose described comprising a frame having parts rigidly connected together, a Work feedingand cutting means mounted on a part of said frame, said feeding and cutting means being constructed and arranged to sever a strip from a sheet of stock, and to advance such strip, a back `and forth moving feeder mounted on another part of the machine, a reciprocating cutting die movable transversely to the movement of said fee/der adjacent thereto, and an adjusting means for so placing the first named feeding'means that the latter releases the lstrip when the advancing end of the strip overlaps the path of travel of the back and forth moving feeder.

A machine of the character' described comprising a rotary slitteradapted to cut a strip from a sheet of material, uniformly rotating feed rolls arranged to advance a strip so cut beyond the cutting means.y an intermittent feeder located at a distance from said feed rolls and arranged to move back and forthl in the direction of feed of the strip7 and a cut-ting die reciprocated across the line of feed of the strip, said 'feed rolls' being arranged to release the strip when the, advancing end thereto overlaps the rear limit of travel of said intermittent feeder, and before said feederengages the strip.

6. An automatic machine for cuttirig heel lifts from sheet material, comprising in comy bination a cutter adapted to cut a lstrip from a sheet 'of stock, automatic mechanism for operating said cutter and for feeding the stock thereto. a. back and forth moving cutting die, an intermittent vibrating feeder for advancing the sheet to the die between strokes of the latter and' continuously acting means for conducting a strip severed by said cutter into position for engagement by Said intermittent feeder.

7. A lift cutting machine comprising in combination means for se'cring strips from sheet material, a periodicaiiy operating cutting die, an intermittently acting feeding means arranged and operated to take a strip after severance thereof from the sheet and feed the strip step by step to the die between operations of the die.

8. A lift cutting` machine comprising a table adapted to support a sheet of stock, rotary shearing cutters, feed rolls for conveying the sheet material past the cutters whereby a strip is cnt therefrom, a. bridge table cornected at one end with a set of such feed rolls, a. table relatively remote from said feed rolls from which the other Vend of such bridge table 'is connected, a cutting die located adjacent to the last-named table and reciprocating transversely to the plane thereof, intermittently acting feeding means for advancing vthe strip across said die between actuation of the latter, ani means for adjusting said set of feed rolls toward and from said die,'the bridge table being extendible and contractible in length to permit such adjustment.

` 9. A machine of the character described comprising a rigid frame or base, coperating cutting members, one of which is a die,

onone part of saidLframe, a work s'i'ipporting table adjacent to said members, an inter mittent feeder arranged and operated to vibrate longitudinally of said table toward and from the die, a support mounted on a. relatively distant part of said frame, a pair of feed rolls carried by said support, the support beingadjustable toward and from the dic,-and.a,.bridge table connected to said A first table and to said support, being 'oper able as to length.

l0. A dieing out nachine comprising a base frame,a cutting die mounted upon one part of said frame, a strip V-cutter mounted upon another part of sai'dframe, a slide carrying said strip cutter ad'justably mounted on the frame with provision for movement toward and from the die, a pair of feed 'isa rolls between said strip cutterand said die. a holder foi" sai-d .feedrolls adjustably mounted on said bed and mo Yableindependently of the latter towa rd. and from the die, a strip support extending from Said feed rolls into proximity withthe'cut-ting die and being operable inlength and. an intermittent feeder located near the die and adapted to -move in a line between the die and the feed rolls. A

il. A dieiirer out i machine comprising means for cuttinga. vstrip from sheet 1nateriaL'mcans for feeding a strip so'cut. and a cutting die arranged to reciprocate across the line of feed of the strip.

12. A dicing out machine comprising in con'ibination a rigid fra me, a' bed'supported upon s;\id"'f|:1i1ie, a head secured on said bed, a table. on said head.` a pair of feed rolls located` respectively. above land below the plane of said table. a .second paii` of feed rolls eimilarlv located bevond the first pair of feed rolls. a Aset of coinplemental rotary shearing cutters mounted 'with the feed rolls of the. second set', an upright adjustably mounted onsaid bed. a pair of cooperating feed rolls mounted on said upright, gearing connected with all Vof' said feed rolls and proportioned to cause them all to rotate at the same rate. said geariuginclnding a Heat-4 ing idle gear between the: secondand" third sets of feed rolls,- a telescopic table'eonnect-- ed to tl1e"'llpi'iglt yand extending therefrom in the direction'iot' feedingyaY cutting die .located bevond-the opposite end of'said telescopic table, ataitting block; andy means `for reciprocating' said die across the. plane ot the table toward and from'the cutting block. .13. Infamachine of the character del scribed in'co-mbination'with a cut-ting die, 4a work supporting table adjacent.v thereto, a pair ofV feed' rolls-and a. support. remote from .said die carrying 'said Afeed rolls, a bridge table. pivotally connected at one end to said support 'and at the ther end to the first named table, the bridgevtable being dis-V continuous*between its ends and having a bottom' composed of overlapping plates, One of which connected tothe. support and the other to the,first named table.

it. lnay mmzbineV ,of the character described au extendiblc table comprising a b ot` tom plate. and attachingr means at one end thereof,I side bars connected -to said bottom plate and having grooves in their inner .sides clcse to said bottom plate, and an extension bott-om plate overlying the. first ,bots tom plat)l and having its edges contained in said grooves, being movable longitudinally thereof and having attaching means at its end opposite. to the attachingr means of the first named plate.

15. In a machine of the character described, a cutting table, shearing means 'for for determining the width of strip severed. said'gage lzcnnf adjustable 'toward and from 'the plane ot'lhe shearing means. a cutting die. a .supporting fable adjacent'to :said cutiv ting die. an -uliuslable guide for the strip pas-:ing to .said die. and'c .\nuectious, hetween said guide and gage for shifting the former lin accordance with adjustments of the latter.

1G. ln a inacbinefm stripping, feeding."

and dieiug out sheet material, a strip cut tiner mechanism comprising a supporting table` feed rolls parallel t0 saidftable adapt- I ed to grasp material placed on the table, eomplemental rotary shearing cutters associated with said feed rolls, a support independent of the table` an additional pair of feed rolls mountedin saidl support, and adjustable with the latter toward and from the lirstaiamed feed rolls, an idle. gear meshing with pinions on the shafts of the differentfeed rolls. and links hung from said shafts respectively, coperating to hold the pivot of said idle gear. v

1T. A dieing out machine comprising inl combination a tubular cutting die having cutting edges at one end, a block against which said cutting die lpresses the stock in cutting` a reciprocating die carrier having an opening at the butt end of rthe die registering with thc passage through the latter, a separating chute having one'end arranged toreceive pieces discharged from the die, and having a perforated bottom, and xmeans arranged for operation by said die carrier for putting said separator into rapid vibra tion, whereby to agitate the pieces therein and cause the smaller pieces to the pcrforations in Ithe bottom. y v

18. A dieing onty machine' comprising in combination with a cutting die and means for feeding th`e stock acrtiss said die intermittently between cutting stro-lies -of the` latter, continuously acting means for cutting pass through la Strip from a sheet of stock and for ad@ vancing such strip to said feeding means, said continuously' actingmeans being adjustable toward and from tbe feeding means to accommodate variations in length of the material acted upon.

19. The combination in a machine of the character described of a strip cutter, a con tinuously acting means for feeding stocl'tF past .said .strip cutter, a reciprocating Clic and intermittent feeding means ,for present` ing the .stock to the die, said continuously another part of the machine'with provisionl port a sheet, a gage for locating an edge of for adjustment toward and from said die, a cutting table and cutting means mounted upon a part of said bed, feed rolls between' the cutting means and the die mounted upon said bed with provision `for independent ad` justment thereon, and an adjusting means for movingr said feed rolls.

21. In a machine of the character de-v scribed the combination with a stock table,

of a plurality of sets of feed rolls` adapted to grip the stock simultaneously', complemental rotary shearing cutters connected with the feed rolls of one set, said feed rolls having Wide faces to prevent deflection of the stock from being fed in a straight line, acutting die arranged to reciprocate substantially across the plane of the stock at a distance from said feed rolls, and an intermediate pair of feed rolls, one of vwhich as a narrow bearing face to permit sutlici t deflection of the advancing strip to allow4 for displacement of the die out of the normal line of feed.

22. An automatic machine for dieing'out blanks from sheet material, comprising continuou'sly actingr feed means constantly operative to advancethe material, a strip'cutter arranged to sever a strip of predetermined width from the material during such advance thereof, an intermittently acting strip feed located to engage thestrip, when the latter has passed from the action'of said continuously acting feed means, and

I operated to advance the strip step by step, complemental block and die members, one

of whichl is movable toward and from the other across the path 'of feed, and mechanism for so moving the movable member between stepsof the intermittent strip feed.

23. A machine for cutting out blanks from sheet material comprising in combination a strip cutter, feeding means for propelling the sheet material past -said strip cutter, an4 intermittently acting cutting die, andA feeding means arranged to advance the strip produced by Said strip cutter, and advancet-he strip step bystep to the cutting dies between operations of the latter, `sai'd tirst'named and lastnamed feeding means being relatively adjustable, one toward and from the other in accordance with stock ofv various lengths, whereby to cause the last named feeding means to engage the strip w hen the latter is released by the tirst'named feeding means.

24.4 A- machine for cutting heel lifts from sheets, comprising a table adapted to supthe sheet, a strip cutter having itsA cutting edge in a plane. parallell to said gage and which plane is at -a distance from the gage equal tothe width of the strip to be cut, a coperatillgA die and cutting block constituting complemental cutting members, one of which is movable toward and from the other, lmeans for -so moving said movable member, a strip feeder adjacent to said members, mechanism constructed andarranged to move said feeder intermittei'itly toward the said members between cutting' `strokes of the moving member, and means foi-,transferring a strip cut from the sheet to the range of` action of said feeding mea-nsf- A (lieing out machine comprising a support adapted to support a sheet of stock, .gaging means for locating such sheet against which an edge of the sheet may'be placed, a strip cutter arranged with its cutting edge in a plane parallel to the line of the gaging means 'and adapted to be operated to sever the portion of the sheet lying between such plane and the gaging means, means for engaging and feeding a strip cut thereby, cooperating cutting members arranged on 0pposite sides of the line of feed of the strip, and means for causing one of said members to more toward the other member across such line, whereby to cut the strip fed between the members. l Q6. A dieing out machine. adapted to cut strips from a sheet of stock and t0 cut articles from such strips, comprising a support for the sheet, gaging means arranged to locate'fthe edge of a sheet supported by step by step, complemental cutting members.

arranged on respectively opposite sides of the path in which such strip is so fed, and

-nieans for moving one of said members. ,Y

against the other between the steps offeeding the strip.

In testimony whereof I have atlixed my signature, in Apresence of two Witnesses. i GEORGE B. GROVER,

lVitnesses:

ELINoR I. MA'rrso'N, CHARLES F. HA'ruAwAY. 

